Maxwell Ansah (born 14 September 1984), known by his stage name Lethal Bizzle, is an English musician and actor. Born to African parents from Ghana.

Career

In December 2004, he released the single "Pow (Forward)", also known as "Forward Riddim" which was banned from airplay by some mainstream radio stations. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 11 in its first week on the chart in 2005, and it reached number one on the UK Dance Chart. He won a MOBO for "Pow (Forward)" as 'Best Single', and was nominated at the same awards as 'Best Newcomer'.

Earlier he was a part of the group More Fire Crew. In 2002, their track "Oi!" reached the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. In early July 2005, Lethal Bizzle appeared on stage at the final Live 8 concert in Edinburgh. In 2011, he had a cameo in the Adam Deacon film Anuvahood, knocking him out in the opening scene. He had a feud with N-Dubz over intellectual property rights citing emails of hooks he had sent Tulisa. N Dubz members Tulisa and Dappy responded with foul-mouthed attacks. Bizzle later started a successful T-shirt business with his cousin and footballer Emmanuel Frimpong, featuring his catchphrase "Dench". In 2012, he appeared in the BBC Three comedy drama, Bad Education in which he competes in a rap battle with the headmaster.

On 20th October 2013, Lethal B appeared on BBC's MOTD2; after being hired to deliver a one-off report on the Arsenal Premier League match against Norwich City